Accounting Assistant

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Job description

Job Description:
At IPS, we are global leaders in developing innovative solutions for the consulting, architecture, engineering, project controls, procurement, construction management, and CQV of technically complex facilities, primarily in the life sciences industry.

We are looking for a talented Accounting Assistant to join our team at our headquarters in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

Schedule: Hybrid, 2-3 days in office/ Monday-Friday/ Flexible Business Hours

In this role, you will support the Financial Reporting team members in monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closes. You will also reconcile daily cash transactions to ensure completeness and reach out to necessary parties to resolve discrepancies.

Additional Responsibilities

Review/record daily bank sweep activity in accounting software (timberline/sage and transitioning to Oracle)

Assist with the preparation of monthly work papers and other account analyses.

Assist team with gathering support documentation for monthly or quarterly tax returns within the foreign operations.

Assist with internal/external auditor information requests.

Provide administrative support to the financial reporting department as needed.

Perform special projects, analyses, and any additional duties as assigned by management to support the objectives of the department.

Come join a caring, nimble team that delivers world-class designs for our pharmaceutical clients and take your career to new heights!

Qualifications & Requirements:
Associate degree in accounting

5+ years of experience in general accounting roles

Mandatory experience working in a large organization with $500M+ in annual revenue or equivalent scale

Cash reconciliation experience required

Strong bookkeeping skills with attention to detail

Strong time management and organizational skills, with the ability to handle numerous documents and information reliably and meet deadlines consistently

US GAAP knowledge

Comfortable using Excel

About Us:
IPS, a Berkshire Hathaway Company, is a global leader in developing innovative business solutions for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Through operational expertise and industry-leading knowledge, skill, and passion, IPS provides consultancy services, architecture, engineering, project controls, construction management, and compliance services that allow clients to develop and manufacture life-impacting products. Its newest acquisition, Linesight, specializes in cost, schedule, risk, program, and project management services in various market sectors, including data centers, life sciences, and high-tech industries. With the addition of Linesight, IPS has over 3,000 professionals in over 45 offices across 17 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Middle East.

Specialties

Process Architecture, Process Design, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Qualification, LEAN Project Delivery, Strategic Master Planning, Energy Conservation Management, Project Controls, Program/Project Management, Operations/Logistics Strategy and Planning, EPCMV and Staffing Services.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at IPS without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. IPS is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

Attention Search Firms / Third-Party Recruiters: IPS is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for employment opportunities with IPS. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at IPS via email, the Internet, or directly to hiring managers at IPS in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for a specific position will be deemed the sole property of IPS, and no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by IPS as a result of the referral or through other means.

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